FDL vs. VDC ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Morningstar ETF (FDL) to Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ (VDC)

FDL

First Trust Morningstar ETF

FDL Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Morningstar(R) Dividend Leaders Index(SM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the index. The objective of the index is to offer investors a benchmark for dividend portfolios as well as a means to invest in a portfolio of stocks that have a consistent record of growing dividends as well as the ability to sustain them. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$43.32

Average Daily Volume

361,610

Number of Holdings ^*

100

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VDC

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ

VDC Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the consumer staples sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$220.18

Average Daily Volume

89,825

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	FDL	VDC
30 Days	1.78%	0.50%
60 Days	3.28%	0.13%
90 Days	5.24%	1.32%
12 Months	32.24%	20.65%

9 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in FDL	Weight in VDC	Overlap
CAG	F	0.41%	0.54%	0.41%
CLX	A	0.43%	0.64%	0.43%
FLO	D	0.13%	0.22%	0.13%
K	A	0.42%	0.82%	0.42%
KHC	F	0.91%	1.1%	0.91%
KMB	C	1.08%	1.59%	1.08%
MO	A	4.96%	3.21%	3.21%
PM	B	5.87%	5.07%	5.07%
SJM	D	0.31%	0.49%	0.31%

FDL Overweight 91 Positions Relative to VDC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
CVX	A	9.22%
VZ	C	7.42%
ABBV	F	6.79%
PFE	F	5.94%
IBM	C	4.35%
UPS	C	3.49%
GILD	C	3.11%
USB	A	2.44%
CVS	D	2.33%
TFC	A	2.19%
DUK	C	2.18%
PNC	B	2.12%
KMI	A	2.06%
OKE	A	1.96%
F	C	1.78%
PRU	A	1.46%
FANG	C	1.25%
DOW	F	1.23%
AEP	C	1.21%
EXC	C	1.04%
XEL	A	0.93%
TROW	B	0.9%
LYB	F	0.87%
EIX	B	0.83%
ETR	B	0.82%
FITB	B	0.78%
HBAN	A	0.78%
WEC	A	0.76%
RF	A	0.75%
STT	B	0.67%
KEY	B	0.66%
CFG	B	0.64%
ES	C	0.64%
FE	C	0.57%
AEE	A	0.54%
BBY	D	0.49%
EVRG	A	0.44%
OMF	A	0.42%
FNF	B	0.37%
LNT	A	0.35%
CMA	B	0.33%
WHR	B	0.33%
IPG	D	0.33%
CNH	C	0.32%
FHN	A	0.31%
SWK	D	0.31%
PNW	A	0.29%
BEN	C	0.28%
COLB	B	0.28%
LNC	C	0.26%
OGE	A	0.25%
MTN	C	0.24%
HAS	D	0.24%
ZION	B	0.23%
UGI	C	0.22%
SNV	C	0.21%
WU	F	0.2%
FMC	D	0.19%
JHG	B	0.19%
APAM	B	0.17%
VLY	B	0.17%
FAF	A	0.16%
UBSI	B	0.16%
OZK	B	0.15%
NXST	C	0.15%
POR	C	0.14%
FIBK	B	0.14%
SR	A	0.13%
WEN	D	0.13%
TNL	A	0.13%
BKH	A	0.13%
ALE	A	0.12%
CC	C	0.12%
NJR	A	0.12%
ASB	B	0.12%
NWE	B	0.11%
PRGO	C	0.11%
PNM	B	0.11%
FHB	B	0.11%
MSM	C	0.11%
MAN	F	0.1%
OGS	A	0.1%
AVA	A	0.1%
CATY	B	0.09%
AGR	A	0.09%
SMG	C	0.09%
FHI	B	0.09%
LCII	C	0.08%
CRI	F	0.06%
SIRI	C	0.05%
GEF	A	0.01%

FDL Underweight 90 Positions Relative to VDC

Symbol	Grade	Weight
PG	C	-12.41%
COST	A	-12.32%
WMT	A	-11.43%
KO	D	-8.35%
PEP	F	-4.29%
MDLZ	F	-3.14%
CL	D	-2.51%
TGT	F	-2.4%
KVUE	A	-1.56%
MNST	C	-1.39%
KR	B	-1.37%
GIS	D	-1.35%
STZ	D	-1.35%
SYY	D	-1.33%
KDP	F	-1.27%
ADM	D	-0.99%
HSY	F	-0.95%
CHD	A	-0.9%
MKC	C	-0.75%
TSN	B	-0.64%
DG	F	-0.63%
EL	F	-0.58%
CASY	A	-0.58%
USFD	A	-0.57%
SFM	A	-0.55%
PFGC	B	-0.52%
DLTR	F	-0.49%
BG	D	-0.48%
BJ	A	-0.46%
LW	C	-0.45%
TAP	C	-0.42%
BRBR	A	-0.39%
HRL	D	-0.38%
INGR	C	-0.38%
CPB	D	-0.38%
FRPT	A	-0.3%
WBA	F	-0.28%
ACI	C	-0.28%
DAR	C	-0.28%
COKE	C	-0.28%
POST	C	-0.27%
ELF	C	-0.26%
CALM	A	-0.23%
WDFC	B	-0.21%
LANC	C	-0.19%
PPC	C	-0.18%
CELH	F	-0.18%
SAM	C	-0.18%
SMPL	B	-0.18%
JJSF	C	-0.17%
SPB	C	-0.17%
COTY	F	-0.16%
ENR	B	-0.16%
IPAR	B	-0.16%
UNFI	A	-0.16%
FDP	B	-0.15%
PSMT	D	-0.15%
THS	D	-0.14%
EPC	F	-0.13%
VITL	D	-0.13%
ANDE	D	-0.13%
CENTA	C	-0.13%
CHEF	A	-0.13%
REYN	D	-0.13%
UTZ	D	-0.12%
UVV	B	-0.12%
TPB	B	-0.11%
WMK	C	-0.11%
FIZZ	C	-0.11%
SPTN	D	-0.1%
GO	C	-0.1%
IMKTA	C	-0.1%
KLG	B	-0.1%
HAIN	D	-0.1%
JBSS	F	-0.09%
BGS	F	-0.09%
NAPA	A	-0.08%
HLF	C	-0.08%
AVO	C	-0.07%
MGPI	F	-0.07%
TR	B	-0.06%
USNA	C	-0.06%
CVGW	D	-0.06%
CENT	C	-0.05%
BYND	F	-0.05%
SENEA	A	-0.04%
NUS	D	-0.04%
MED	D	-0.03%
OLPX	D	-0.03%
SKIN	D	-0.02%